onbutan

Old English

Alternative forms

• abūtan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *anbiūtan, equivalent to on- +‎ būtan. Cognate with Old Frisian abûta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈbuː.tɑn/

Preposition

onbūtan

1. on, about, round about, on the outside

Descendants

• Middle English: aboute, abouten
  • English: about
  • Geordie English: aboot
  • Scots: aboot
  • Yola: abut, abouten